Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand Among Cheapest Vacation Destinations for Scandinavian World Wide

Scandinavian tourists get more for their money in Malaysia than anywhere else in the world. If Denmark is set to index 100, living costs for tourists in Malaysia is only 29.3 percent.
And out of the 10 most cost attractive destinations world wide, four of then are in South East Asia.
The Philippines is the second cheapest vacation destination with living costs set to 39,1 percent of the Danish index 100.
Indonesia is the seventh cheapest tourist destination on the list with index 49.5.
Thailand just made it among the top ten cheapest destinations with 55,4 percent of the cost of vacationing in Denmark.
If you live in Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia or Thailand, you can reverse the figures to see how much more it will cost you to go on vacation to Denmark compared to taking a domestic vacation.
Denmark, Sweden and Finland are not so expensive compared to other countries. Japan and Norway are more expensive destinations. And the UK is the most expensive on the list.
If a vacation in Denmark is three times more expensive than a domestic vacation, then a vacation in the UK is four times more expensive than staying in South East Asia. Excluding your ticket to get there.
The index is created by the Scandinavian currency exchange specialist X-change found on http://www.x-change.dk/
The full list goes:
Nr Country Index
1 Malaysia 29,3
2 Fillipinerne 39,1
3 Kenya 41,1
4 Peru 43,7
5 Bulgarien 45,0
6 Colombia 45,7
7 Indonesien 49,5
8 Venezuela 53,4
9 Lithauen 55,1
10 Thailand 55,4
11 Sydkorea 56,3
12 Kina 57,0
13 Tjekkiet 57,1
14 Chile 57,3
15 Bahrain 57,8
16 Mexico 58,1
17 Sydafrika 59,4
18 Indien 60,2
19 Israel 60,4
20 Ukraine 61,0
21 Letland 61,6
22 Taiwan 64,4
23 Rusland 64,8
24 Rumænien 65,6
25 Forenede Arabiske Emirater 66,1
26 Grækenland 68,0
27 Slovakiet 69,0
28 Singapore 69,9
29 New Zealand 70,0
30 Canada 70,4
31 Ungarn 72,6
32 Brasilien 77,7
33 USA 81,4
34 Australien 81,6
35 Polen 81,7
36 Belgien 83,3
37 Luxemburg 84,5
38 Hong Kong 85,8
39 Tyskland 86,4
40 Spanien 87,9
41 Østrig 87,9
42 Estland 88,0
43 Frankrig 88,0
44 Tyrkiet 89,7
45 Holland 90,3
46 Italien 95,6
47 Irland 96,1
48 Sverige 96,8
49 Finland 102,0
50 Schweiz 102,9
51 Japan 115,1
52 Norge 116,2
53 Storbritannien 132,7

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